Category: Disease Investigation
The Hidden Dangers of Getting Inked
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The practice of tattooing has been around for thousands of years. These days, 21% of adults in the United States report having at least one piece of permanent artwork on their bodies. Many people who receive these lasting tributes – to loved ones, to pop culture, to religion, or to whatever they’re into – Read More >
Posted on by 35 CommentsMoney Well Spent: Public Health Dollars Save Lives
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By Jean O’Connor, JD, DrPH, Deputy State Public Health Director, Oregon About a week and a half ago, the Oregon Public Health Division learned about a child with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), this sounds complicated but it’s essentially kidney failure brought on by an infection of the digestive system. In an otherwise healthy child, E. Read More >
Posted on by 3 CommentsTesting…1,2,3: How Does CDC Respond to Anthrax?
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This week, CDC’s Division of Strategic National Stockpile is practicing how it would respond to the release of anthrax in multiple locations across the nation. Four states – North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky – also are participating in this exercise so they, too, can test their abilities to respond. Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsDisaster Movies: Lessons Learned
By Regina Quadir With the Oscars just 3 days away, movies have been on our mind lately here at CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. Especially disaster movies. They come in all kinds of flavors: deadly viruses, tornadoes, earthquakes, and, yes, even snakes on a plane. Read More >
Posted on by 41 CommentsHANDI – A Handy App for Public Health
By Melissa McClung, MSPH Denver Public Health The next person in line hands me their driver’s license. I scan it with a device docked with my iPod touch, ask some questions, print a barcoded sticker, and direct them to where they need to go. Are we at the airport? Car rental? Sports venue? None of Read More >
Posted on by 16 CommentsReal-life Contagion: Part 2
By Tyler M. Sharp, PhD Before we left off in Part 1 I had just gotten on a boat to visit a small atoll in the Marshall Islands affected by the dengue outbreak… A few days earlier we had identified a small cluster of cases on Arno, a small atoll about 30 miles from Majuro. I Read More >
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